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10 Cool Animals Named After Lord of the Rings Characters
because “this shark bears some resemblance in form and habits” to the mutant Hobbit of the same name. Gollum attenuatus—a.k.a. the slender smooth-hound or gollumshark—and Tolkien’s Gollum are both ...
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Sharks Aren’t Silent After All. This One Clicks Like a Castanet
The spotted estuary smoothhound, or “rig shark”, a modest little shark with mosaic teeth and a fondness for crustaceans, ...
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Dead sharks left on Xlendi’s shore after 'accidental catch' are sold
A number of smooth-hound sharks were left on the shore in Xlendi to be sold after being accidentally caught as bycatch by a fisherman. In a social media post, marine biologist Alan Deidun insisted ...
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Hear The First-Ever Recordings of Sharks Actively Making Noises
Sharks have long been considered completely ... The rig is also known as the spotted estuary smooth-hound. (Paul Caiger) Between May 2021 and April 2022, the researchers obtained and recorded 10 ...
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5 Sharks Found in the North Sea – Is It Safe to Swim?
Like the other sharks on this list, they are placid in demeanor but known to bump boats. 5. Starry Smooth-Hound Shark (Mustelus asterias) The starry smooth-hound shark primarily hunts crustaceans ...